Energy Transition, Carbon

October 14, 2024

Platts launches daily Australia Carbon Credit Unit Rationale

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched a daily rationale for its Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCUs) assessments, effective Oct. 14.

Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) are carbon credit instruments generated by carbon credit projects that avoid or remove 1 mt of CO2 equivalent of GHG emissions under methodologies legislated by the Australian federal government.

Details of the assessments in the rationale are as follows:

Assessment ACCU Generic ACCU Generic No AD Differential ACCU HIR ACCU Savanna Fire Management Indigenous ACCU Savanna Fire Management Non- Indigenous ACCU Environmental Plantings
Symbol ACCGA00 ACGAD00 ACCHA00 ACSFI00 ACSNI00 ACCEP00
Basis and location AUS APAC AUS APAC AUS APAC AUS APAC AUS APAC AUS APAC
UOM AUD/mtCO2e AUD/mtCO2e AUD/mtCO2e AUD/mtCO2e AUD/mtCO2e AUD/mtCO2e

The rationale will be published daily on Platts Connect and will reflect assessments with the latest information sourced from the market up to the close of the assessment process at 1730 Melbourne time daily and will follow the India publishing calendar.

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